Pineapples - tasty, healthy fruits that are added to many dishes. Some wonder how to grow a pineapple from the top of a house. In fact, pineapples are very easy to grow as indoor plants, creating favorable conditions for them.

Some general information

Many people do not even know how pineapple grows in natural conditions, but they imagine a high palm with which ripe pineapple fruits fall.

In fact, pineapple is a herbaceous perennial with long sword-like leaves, arranged in a spiral around the central stem. He is a member of the bromeliad family, which is interesting in that plants absorb water and nutrients mainly from the roots, not from the roots, but from the leaves of moist air. However, pineapple can be considered as an ordinary houseplant, because the root system is involved in its growth.

From planting to fruit can take 2-3 years. Pineapples for life do not need a lot of water. They have very hard leaves, so they do not lose a lot of liquid through evaporation.

There is no need for excessively nutritious soil, since pineapples do not have a large root system. This tropical plant likes direct sunlight, the air temperature should not fall below + 15 ° C.

It is necessary to consider how to grow pineapple at home according to all the rules.

Pineapple selection for planting

At any grocery store or supermarket, you must choose a ripe, but not overripe fruit. You can check this by pulling the top: if it crumbles, the fruit is overripe. Particular attention should be paid to the leaves, they should have a healthy appearance, be solid, green without brown spots. Pineapple peel should be golden brown and firm to the touch. To make sure that the fruit is ripe, you just need to smell it: it must emit a sweet, intoxicating aroma, indicating that the choice was made at the right time to start growing a new pineapple.

In order for the pineapple in the pot to feel comfortable, you need to find the right soil for it. You can buy in the store ready-made soil mixture for succulents and tropical plants, but it is easy to prepare the necessary substrate and yourself, taking 2 parts of humus and soil and mixing them with 1 part of sand. Since the root system of pineapples is not very developed, a deep pot is not needed for planting. But to prevent rotting of the roots at the bottom of the tank, it is necessary to arrange a good drainage from expanded clay, pebbles or clay shards, being careful not to close the openings for the removal of excess moisture.

In order to understand how to plant a pineapple from the top, you need to learn how to properly prepare planting material. First, the crown of leaves should be separated from its main part. You can simply cut it off with a sharp knife and remove the remnants of the pulp. And it is better to just take the top 1 hand and try to unscrew it from the main part, like a cork. If the fetus is initially selected correctly, this procedure will be easy. As a result, leaves with a stem and a cone-shaped base should be obtained in 1 bundle. Be sure to cut off all the flesh of the fruit, otherwise the plant will simply rot. Several lower leaves can be removed to expose the trunk. The resulting billet must be dried upside down during the week to harden the cut.

Top Rooting

This stage can be skipped and land the dried crown directly into the prepared soil. But in order for the plant to be planted exactly to take root, it should still be germinated. To do this, pierce the stalk of the crown with 2 toothpicks crosswise and put the resulting structure on a glass of water so that the liquid covers only the base to avoid rotting and mold of the plant stem. Leave the structure in a warm dry place, avoiding direct sunlight for about 5 days before the roots germinate at least 1 cm. In order for the roots to grow well and not rot, it is important to change the water daily at this stage.

Planting and care

First you need to learn a few rules how to plant pineapple. First of all, you need to pull out toothpicks, and dry the roots for a couple of hours in the air. Then in a prepared soil mixture should be made a shallow hole and place the sprout so that its roots are in the ground and the trunk on the surface. Planted plants need to tamp well around the base of the crown to keep it upright. Water half a glass of water as follows: pouring the liquid should not be on the plant itself, but just moisten the soil around it. It is best to place the plant on the sunniest place in the house; in the summer it is desirable to keep it in the open air in the sun, to avoid drafts and cold.

Pineapples mostly get food through the leaves, and the first few months after planting generally rely only on them. To obtain the necessary fertilizing, it is necessary to dilute a special complex of fertilizers for tropical plants in water, add a little lemon juice, and spray the leaves with this solution. The need for feeding will tell the color of the leaves of pineapple: if they have a reddish or purple hue, it means that the pineapple is starving or it does not have enough light, and you need a little help.

Waterlogging and overfeeding are the 2 best ways to kill pineapple. Watering the plant should be no more than once a week, warm water should be poured directly on top of the pineapple, so that the liquid flows into the outlet. Well, if she lingers there for a while. But in order that the cultivation of pineapple does not end at this stage, it is impossible to arrange a swamp in the ground around the seedling, otherwise its roots will simply rot.

To understand that the plant has taken root and feels good, you can by the appearance of new young leaves in the center of the seedling. Pineapples grow very slowly, the process of rooting and the emergence of new leaves takes from 1 to 3 months. You can make sure that everything went well by pulling gently on the top. A well-established process will be firmly rooted in the ground.

Six months after planting the pineapple it should be transplanted into a pot a little more. It will be a mistake to plant the plant immediately in a large container, since in this case the root system will begin to grow strongly, taking nutrients from the leaves. Therefore, during his life, it must be transplanted in several stages, each time choosing a pot a couple of centimeters wider than the previous one. During transplantation, all the rules for preparing the soil are followed, as with a landing. Transplanting pineapple is easiest to cross over with a clod of earth, so the pineapple in the pot takes root better.

Pineapple is actively growing in the warm season and slows down its growth while reducing daylight hours. Therefore, the cultivation of the future fruit can begin even in winter. For good plant growth, he needs to get at least 6 hours of sunlight per day.

As new leaves grow, the old extremes will die off. There is nothing wrong with that, you just need to carefully remove them.

Flowering and harvest

Like other members of the bromeliad family, pineapple can be difficult to get to bloom. 2-3 years may pass from the planting period to the first flowering. If not one flower has grown during this growing season, the most popular way to cause flowering is to use ethylene gas. Pineapple can be placed for some time in a transparent plastic container, spread out around a few apples and cover with a lid. Apples just highlight the same ethylene, which will help stimulate the flowering of pineapple.

When the pineapple bloom comes, the stem begins to stretch and releases a cluster of small purple or red flowers, each with a pointed bract. Pineapple is a self-pollinating plant, therefore it does not need bees and other seedlings for the pollination process. Flowering lasts from 20 to 40 days. Then individual fruits ripen from each flower, which gradually merge into 1 large cylindrical fruit with a crown of leaves at the top. The process from blooming to ripening pineapple takes, as a rule, about 6 months.

At the same time, active propagation of the cuttings from the main stem occurs, which begin to grow rapidly. These babies should be cut off from the mother plant and can be used for new plantings. Cuttings should be dried in the shade for a couple of days, rooted in water, planted in the ground and grown just like a pineapple top. It is necessary to remove all the children, otherwise they will take away the energy from the main plant, and the fetus will simply not be able to develop fully.

Pineapples can be cut from the stem of the plant, when at least a third of the peel of the fruit has turned from green to yellow-brown. You should not wait for the full ripening of the fruit on the main plant, otherwise it may rot or fade. It is better to leave the fruit in a warm dry place and wait until the peel becomes all brown, and the characteristic aroma of pineapple appears, which will be a worthy reward for all the labors.

Pests and diseases

By nature and with proper care, pineapples are more resistant to diseases and pests than other fruit plants.

The most dangerous disease affecting the core of the fetus is root rot, caused by fungi from contaminated land with excessive moisture. At the same time, the central leaves wither, turn black, and are easily pulled out of the core, an unpleasant smell appears, and midges may start. You can try to save the plant by pouring a fungicide into the core. If this stops the spread of the infection, a side shoot will begin to grow, which must be transplanted into another pot.

During fruit ripening, it can be affected by fruit rot. The first symptom is the release of gas and juice bubbles through cracks or injuries to the skin where the infection occurred. The rind of the fruit is made with a dark brown and coarse, there is an unpleasant smell of rotting, the flesh becomes loose. Save this fruit will not succeed, but to avoid such a problem, should be during the ripening of the pineapple to avoid a sharp temperature drop, which can lead to cracking of the peel and ingestion of bacteria that cause rot.

After flowering and ripening of the fetus, the plant always dies off, this is a normal process. If the desire to grow the fruit is not lost, you should start growing the pineapple from the very beginning, cutting off the crown of the ripe fruit, and you can also use shoots.

Of course, growing pineapple at home is a very long process. Without a large greenhouse for plants, a lot of pineapples can not grow. Pineapple planted in a pot is more of a hobby, even if you can not get the fruit, such a plant will become an exotic and beautiful addition to the home winter garden. And there will be practical experience how to grow pineapple from the top.

Pineapple is a tropical fruit that is presented as a grassy crop. Domestic growers for a long time trying to plant a pineapple from the top at home. And I must say that many people manage to grow it. To do this, it is sufficient to root the pineapple to the top and subsequently comply with the agrotechnical requirements for the care of the plant.

Selection of planting material

If all the conditions are met, then the apical part will quickly take root in apartment conditions and soon will definitely tie up the color. The fruits of homemade pineapple are small in size, but as juicy and tasty as they are grown in their natural environment.

A very important condition for the successful cultivation of pineapple is the choice of the right fruit. It should be ripe and not have dents, rot or other obvious damage on its surface. Green or already overripe fruits are not recommended for planting, as they are not viable.

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The top of the pineapple should be strong and healthy enough. It should contain fresh and green foliage. If there are specks or other signs of wilting on the leaves, then this fruit will also not work.

Pineapples give better survivalwhich are purchased in spring and summer, as the winter fruits are likely to be frostbitten, and such specimens will not give roots.

To protect yourself, you can buy several fruits at once, but do it in different grocery stores, because you should always have several options for choosing what to do without it.

Rooting preparation

Before planting pineapple at home, it is necessary to properly prepare its top. For this you need to separate the crest from the fruit, there are two ways to do it:

  • neatly cut;
  • unscrew (if the fruit is ripe, then it will be easy to do).

  After the tuft is separated, it is necessary to examine it. At the base of the leaves should not remain pulp, so it can lead to decay of planting material. Also at the base are the kidneys, they can not be removed.

To unscrew the pineapple tuft, it is necessary to hold the fruit with one hand and grab the foliage at the base with the other and try to unscrew it. But this must be done with extreme caution, since any abnormal or abrupt movement can damage the tip. If this does not work, then it will have to cut.

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For cutting you need a well-ground knife. The cut itself is held in a circle and strictly at an angle of 45 degrees. After the separation, you need to carefully clean the base of the apex from the pulp and remove a few lower leaflets. The apical part is considered ready for rooting.

For starters, the top must be rooted in warm and well-settled water. It is best to use glassware for this. Pineapple tuft placed in a glass, which is placed in a warm and bright place, protecting from direct sunlight. The plant should be monitored by regularly updating the water in a glass. As a rule, the first roots appear after 7-10 days. Root the plant when the root system grows more than 3 millimeters.

Ground placement rules

To plant a pineapple root, you will need a fairly large container with a diameter of 30 cm, whose height should be about 20-30 cm. But if such a container is not available, then the plant can be planted in any dishes, and later transplanted into a larger flower pot. At the bottom of the pot, a good drainage layer is surely placed; sea pebbles, broken bricks or expanded clay chips are suitable for this.

Over the drainage layer, the nutrient substrate is poured about 2/3. After that, you need to thoroughly disinfect the soil. To do this, you can spill it with boiling water or thoroughly soak it with a solution of potassium permanganate. After two days in the nutrient substrate can be planted pineapple. Soil for the cultivation of exotic fruit can be made independently, for this you need to prepare the following components:

  • peat - 1 part;
  • sand - 1 part;
  • turf - 3 parts;
  • sheet soil - 2 parts;
  • birch sawdust - 1 part.

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  In the prepared soil make a shallow hole a little wider than a pineapple cutting. Then it is necessary to lower the plant into the hole so that its bare part is completely in the ground, and the leaves remain above its surface. After that, the roots fall asleep and tamp the substrate.

To avoid rotting of the root system, experts advise to add wood ash and crushed coal to the landing hole. Then flower pot should be put in a warm place, illuminated by diffused light. If you withstand the temperature in + 25-28 ° C, the pineapple cutting fully rooted for 2 months.

In the summer, it is best to take a pineapple bush to the open air, for example, to a loggia, to the front garden, or to take it to the dacha, but in a place where the plant is not in a draft. In the winter it should be returned to a warm room. All follow-up care consists of regular watering, spraying and washing the foliage. It is also necessary to fertilize a tropical plant. But this should be done no more than once every two months.


  In greenhouses pineapples are cultivated for a long time. But it turns out that it is possible to grow them yourself at home if you know how to plant a pineapple from its top. Unpretentious plant will grow even in the northern areas with the provision of appropriate care. And to decorate a festive table with fruit grown by yourself is a real pleasure for everyone.

How to choose the right pineapple?

In order to get a new one from the cut pineapple tops at home, you need to choose the right product. That's right - it means to buy a mature, but not overripe fruit.

There are rules to help you make the right choice.

  1. Look for fresh pineapple in the store (a product lying on the counter for a long time may not give roots or a weak plant will grow from it).
  2. Tuft should not be frostbitten.
  3. When viewed, the top should be firm, not dried, with elastic bright green large leaves. The presence on them of dark spots, damage, cuts or dry ending is unacceptable.
  4. Pineapple itself should not be overripe and unripe. Ideally, it should have golden-green rind, and the fetus itself should be elastic.

The optimal time to purchase the "right" product for the purpose of subsequent home cultivation is the period from late summer to mid-autumn.

How to cook for planting

Before planting, the tuft should be separated from the purchased pineapple. This can be done using one of the options.

  1. Twisting: with one hand to clasp the leaves, and the second, holding the fruit, slowly unscrew the top of it.
  2. Cutting: with a knife, carefully cut off the top of the fruit, leaving the distance to the leaves 4-5 cm, while the lower leaves are removed, and the flesh is cut to the root 1.5-2 cm long.

The resulting "germ" for disinfection is lowered into a weak solution of furatsilin or potassium permanganate.

Instead of solutions, you can use wood ash, crushed activated carbon. Spine can sprinkle one of them or prepare a mixture of them.

An important point is the drying of the tops. Lace, rope or wire, it turns around, and then suspended for 10-14 days. At the same time its leaves should hang down.

This procedure will ensure the outflow of all substances important for the plant to the zone of root formation and heal the cut.

Landing

Growing plants at home occurs in the usual flower pot with a volume of up to 0.5 liters with drainage to drain water. A small layer of pebbles is laid out on its bottom, and the container is filled with soil (mix garden soil, humus, peat, sand in equal quantities). You can buy ready-made soil (suitable soil for growing plants from the family Bromilievye).

In the soil in the center of the pot, a small depression is made up to a depth of 3-5 cm and a width of 5-7 cm (depending on the size of the root planted). To save the plant from rotting, crushed activated carbon can be poured into the recess. It can rot the root of the overmoistening of the soil or of its insufficient drying.

Planting is carried out according to the following rules.

  1. The root is located in the recess vertically, sprinkled with earth and slightly compacted.
  2. The top is fixed to avoid tilting: sticks (plastic or wooden) are mounted on the edges of the container. Threads each stick is connected to the top.
  3. The soil is slightly moistened (it can not be poured).
  4. The plant is covered on top with a transparent container or a polyethylene bag.
  5. The pot is placed at home in a fairly warm and lighted place without drafts.

After 1-1.5 months, the tip will give roots. This can be determined by the emerged young leaves. The package (capacity) can be removed only after they appear.

Rules of growing and care

Pineapple is a non-capricious and unpretentious plant in cultivation. It does not require special care. But there are several conditions that are important to consider.

  • Temperature

The plant loves light and warmth. Growing pineapple from its top should take place at a temperature of 23-25 ​​° C. In the winter months, you can maintain the desired temperature with a heating device or a lamp.

If the plant pot is on the windowsill, it is necessary to protect it from drafts and accidental frostbite.

  • Watering

Being a tropical plant, pineapple easily tolerates heat and lack of moisture. The main mistake that flower growers make is frequent and abundant watering. At home, it should be watered abundantly only twice a week, and in winter it should be done even less often.

The excess water will lead to rotting of the roots and the death of the plant. Watering should be carried out only with warm water and when the soil in the pot is really dry!

Watering should not only the soil under the crop. Water must also be poured into the leaves so that they can accumulate in it.

  • Top dressing

Growing pineapple at home, do not often feed him fertilizer. It is enough 2 times a year to make any organic or complex fertilizer intended for indoor plants.

Do not use alkaline dressing (lime, ash). Even a small amount of them will lead the plant to death.

In order to prepare the crop for fruiting and to strengthen vegetative growth, in the third year every 14 days it should be fed with any organic fertilizer. Homes for this purpose, you can use the infusion of mullein, containing all the important trace elements. Preparing the infusion just a bucket of water (10 liters) is filled with one-third of the manure, filled with water and infused for 5-8 days with periodic stirring. When the fermentation of manure is completed, the infusion is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 8.

To stimulate fruit production and improve the quality of the future fetus, it is recommended to conduct another feeding. Well proved to be a stimulator carbide. Its small piece (12-15 g) is lowered into a container (1 l) with water - there will be a bubbling and release of acetylene. After the reaction has quenched, the solution (30 ml) is poured into the leaf funnel, where the growing point is located. The procedure must be repeated again every other day. From the point is simple after 1.5 months a flower stalk will appear.

  • Lighting

Growing at home requires a plant in a fairly lit room. On cloudy days or in the autumn-winter season, it is necessary to turn on the lamp, installed at 20–25 cm from it, for 7–10 hours.

An indicator that the culture has enough light is the large, wide leaves and light crimson color of the edges of young leaves.

  • Transfer

The growing plant should be transplanted to a new, larger pot in time. Usually transplantation is carried out once a year in spring. For culture it is necessary to select a low, but rather wide capacity. Its similar form corresponds to the peculiarities of pineapple roots - they are located in the upper layer of the soil and do not deepen. The wide-diameter dishes contribute to good soil aeration - this is very important for the growth of a green pet.

Pineapple is an exotic crop that can be easily grown. But every florist should be patient in order to grow his fruit at home. It usually appears in the fourth year after planting the top. Growing with all the rules of care allows you to get a fruit weighing up to 1.5 kg. And the fact that this tropical plant grows at home is an outstanding result for which you can work!

Today, tropical fruit crops are of increasing interest to lovers of exotic. But if a lemon or a pomegranate is easy to grow from a stone, then there are certain difficulties in growing a pineapple.

  The seeds of this plant is not easy to get.

There is a way to get pineapple from the top of the fruit bought in the store.. At the same time, a full-fledged pineapple grows, which, if properly cared for in apartment conditions, can even bear fruit.

In the article you will learn how to properly plant and grow a pineapple at home from the top.

Pineapple types for growing at home and plant description

Pineapple is a perennial evergreen plant of the Bromeliad family. In the wild, it grows in tropical regions of South America. In many countries, cultivated as a fruit crop in the open field and in greenhouses.

Pineapple stalk very shortened. The plant forms a powerful basal rosette of leaves. Its height can reach 1 m, and the diameter - up to 2 m. When flowering from the center of the rosette, a long peduncle is formed with many flowers gathered in inflorescence. At the top of the inflorescence, a small rosette of pritsvetkovyh leaves.

Consider whether it is possible to grow pineapple at home.

There are 8 types of pineapple. For growing in room culture, all its species can be used, but usually growers in amateur growers 3 varieties:

  • Pineapple krupnokhoholkovy;
  • Pineapple bract;
  • Pineapple Pineapple.

Pineapple krupnokhoholkovy  - the most common form for growing indoors. This is a large plant that, growing, occupies a large area.

Suitable for maintenance in apartments only at a young age. Adult pineapples are used for landscaping large rooms and greenhouses.

Pineapple bract  has long up to 90 cm dark green leaves with a pink shade and a bright border. Its fruits are colored reddish. Fruits in the apartment is extremely rare.

Pineapple Pineapple in appearance it practically does not differ from the pineapple of high-crested. In room culture, its compact dwarf form, specially bred for planting small rooms, is common. In dwarf pineapple leaves do not exceed 30 cm in length.

Pineapple Selection

For growing in the apartment is suitable ripe fruit with a green tip. It should not be green or overripe. Its surface must have a golden color and be intact.

Spots or rotten patches on fruit and leaves are not allowed.. Top leaves should be resilient, without flaws.

It is better to buy the fruit for planting at the beginning of autumn so that it does not turn out to be frozen. Pineapples sold in winter often have frost-damaged leaves. Such a top will not grow and disappear.

Pruning

With a ripe pineapple fruit, cut the top with leaves with a sharp knife.

Before this, it is better to remove 1-2 rows of lower leaves so that the trunk is bare, and then cut the resulting stump near the fruit itself.

Pineapple must not have flesh after pruning. The cut is rubbed with activated carbon. After that, the seedling is preferably dried for several days, but not more than a week.

Rooting apex

Dried stalk can immediately be planted in a separate pot filled with soil. But when rooting in the ground there is always the risk of rotting the cutting. It is better to take root those cuttings that already have roots when planting in the ground.

Pineapple seedling is recommended to be rooted first in water. To do this, put it in a glass jar so that the lower cut of the cutting is in water at a depth of 4 cm.

Water for rooting is best to take boiled. The stalk in the water is placed in a dark place, water is changed every 2 days.

Soon roots appear on the underside of the seedling. Now it can be planted in the ground.

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Plant pot

For planting the cuttings of pineapple fit ordinary flower pot.

The material of its manufacture does not matter, you can take a ceramic or plastic container.

Pineapple pot should not be very large: for a start, its diameter should be about 15 cm.

Later, when the plant's root system grows, the pineapple needs to be transplanted into a larger container.

Also should not be too high or very wide. Choose a container with a diameter that is approximately equal to its height.

Pineapple Soil

A mixture of peat, humus and coarse sand in equal parts is suitable as a soil for planting a pineapple cutting. You can use and purchased soil mixtures.

In flower shops you can buy soil for plants of the bromeliad family. This mixture is ideal for growing pineapple, as this plant belongs to the same family.

Drainage for pineapple must be laid, as this plant does not tolerate stagnant water in the ground and quickly rots.

As a drainage for pineapple use river pebbles, expanded clay or brick chips.

Planting pineapple

Before planting pineapple at home, 2 days before planting the cutting in the ground, a drainage layer 3 cm thick is laid on the bottom of the pot, and the soil mix is ​​poured on top. After that, the soil is disinfected: you can pour it with boiling water or a solution of pink manganese.

2 days after the disinfection of the pot, they start planting the cutting. It is removed from the water, and the lower part, along with the roots, is instilled in a pot so that the cutting is immersed in the ground right up to the leaves.

If a pineapple stalk is planted without roots, it is simply stuck into the ground to the bottom of the leaves.

Both rooted and unrooted cuttings should be placed under plastic or glass jars to create a stable, moist atmosphere.

Cuttings that already have roots can be kept under the film for 1-2 weeks, until they take root and their roots do not grow.

Unrooted cuttings are kept under the film until they take root. This usually occurs 1-1.5 months after planting.

In the process of rooting cuttings of pineapple you need to keep the soil moistHowever, it should not be poured. Cuttings under the film should be in a bright place without direct sunlight. The temperature for rooting pineapple is maintained within 22-25ºС.

Plant Care

Rooted tops of pineapples gradually accustom to the humidity of room air. First, they are opened for 2-3 hours a day, then for a longer time. After 1-2 weeks, the film is removed.

Water young plants moderately. It is necessary to ensure that the soil in the pots is not very wet, but only wet.

It should be remembered that any stagnation of water is destructive for this plant.

Feed the pineapple every 2 months with complex liquid fertilizers.

A year after planting, the young pineapple needs to be transplanted into a more spacious pot.

Pineapple likes high humiditytherefore air needs to be moistened by means of a spray near a plant. In winter, when heating is on, the plant must be removed from the radiators and regularly sprayed.

Pineapple blossom

When grown outdoors, pineapple blooms at the age of 4. The length of its leaves is at least 60 cm. In the greenhouse and room culture, flowering occurs much later. Often in a residential environment the plant does not bloom at all.

Under favorable growing conditions, the pineapple throws a powerful peduncle about 60 cm long from the middle of the leaf rosette.

At the end of the inflorescence is formed from a variety of red-purple flowers. Flowering lasts up to 2 weeks. Artificial pollination of flowers is not required. Ripening lasts up to 200 days.

Very often it is not possible to achieve natural flowering of room pineapple.. But you can try to stimulate this process with acetylene water.

For its manufacture you need to dissolve a small piece of calcium carbide in 1 liter of water at room temperature. At the same time, acetylene gas is actively released. After the end of its selection, the water must be filtered. It can be stored in a refrigerator in a tightly closed jar for 2 days.

To stimulate flowering, 50 g of acetylene water at room temperature is poured into the center of the leaf outlet. This is done during the week. After stimulation, pineapple blooms in 1.5-2 months.

Features of growing

  • Each pineapple fruit has a tuft of pritsvetkovyh leaves. This is a vegetative shoot from which it is very easy to get a young plant. Also, this plant is propagated by root processes. But for this it is necessary to have an adult and already fruiting plant.
  • Slightly acidic soil is suitable for plants, alkaline environment is unacceptable. Therefore, in no case should ash or ash be added to the soil mixture, and the acidity of the finished soil should be checked.
  • Soil for disembarking pineapple shed with boiling water for disinfection. Recommend it also steamed under the foil at a temperature of 80-90 ºС. Steaming kills most pathogenic bacteria, fungi and pests.
  • Pineapple pot should be wide and shallow. Its ideal form, when the height is equal to the diameter. When planting, it is necessary to lay a thick drainage layer on the bottom. Its thickness should be equal to 1/3 of the height of the pot. This is done to eliminate stagnant moisture in the soil.
  • After rooting the tuft and its planting, the first month the pineapple barely grows.. But its root system greatly increases. At this time it is necessary to spray it daily with warm water.
  • Under optimal conditions, a pineapple grown from a tuft can bloom as early as the 3rd year of life. If there is a sufficiently adult plant, and flowering does not occur, it is stimulated with acetylene water.
  • The resulting fruit ripens long enough. It is cut off when it acquires an intense yellow color. If it overrides and begins to darken, it loses its taste.

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Now you know how to plant and grow a pineapple from the top of the house.

To grow pineapple at home you will need fresh pineapple, a pot and an irresistible desire to try yourself in gardening. If everything you need is ready, it's time to read the instructions.

Training

Step 1. Buy fresh pineapple

Select the store, which then serves as the basis for growing.

Pay close attention to the look and remember that a suitable pineapple has:

  • solid green leaves with no yellow or brown blotches;
  • golden brown and firm to the touch skin;
  • pleasant sweetish aroma.

Small flies should not fly around the fruit. Check also the base of the leaves - sometimes the midges sit there.

Step 2. Separate the top of the pineapple

Hold the fruit with one hand, take the leaves at the bottom with the other and unscrew them. Do this carefully so as not to damage the tip.

If you are afraid, cut off the top of the pineapple, leaving a minimal amount of pulp. Carefully remove unnecessary residues of fruit around the leaves with your hands. From the top will grow a new pineapple, so make sure that it is not damaged.

Step 3. Let the leaves dry

In the inverted position, leave the top for a week. The stem and base should dry out.


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Step 4. Germinate the roots of the tops

Pour water into a glass. The container neck should be wide enough so that the stem fits freely, but does not sink completely there.

If there are no suitable dishes, you can use the following life hacking: insert a few toothpicks into the base of the stem at a height of 3-4 centimeters from the bottom and use them as a support. When immersing the top in water, the toothpicks will not let it sink into the glass completely.

Put the glass in a well-lit, dry place and be patient. Roots will form a few weeks. At this time, it is important to periodically change the water and avoid sudden changes in temperature.

The stalk will be ready for planting when the length of the roots reaches 5-6 centimeters. This is enough to take root well in the soil.

Landing

Step 1. Choose a suitable pot.

The height of the pot should be about 15 centimeters. Fill it with soil, which is 30% organic. Also suitable soil for cacti. They, like pineapples, love one kind of soil.

Step 2. Plant the top.

When planting, make sure that there is only a stem with roots in the ground. It is not necessary to cover the soil with soil.

Step 3. Water the plant and leave in a warm place.

After the first watering, monitor the condition of the soil - it should always be wet. To do this, water the plant at least once a week. The room temperature should not be below 18 ° C. It is also important that the sprout receives a lot of sunlight. You can create a greenhouse effect: cover the pot with a plastic bag to accelerate the growth of pineapple.

Step 4. Watch the flower appear

Pineapple fully take root in six months. From the center of the leaves will appear a flower - a red cone, from which blue petals will later form, and then a fruit.